"In a competitive landscape that demands robust risk management and compliance solutions, Moody’s has emerged as a standout vendor, securing the Anti-fraud product of the year award at the Risk Technology Awards 2023.” - Risk.netI’m truly proud of what we have achieved at Moody’s KYC, and this - and the numerous other awards we’ve won for our best-of-breed compliance services - makes me reflect on my professional journey to this point. Growing up in the North of England, I made my way to London in 1996. Barclays Global Investors moved me to San Francisco and then an opportunity to join Moody’s took me from San Francisco to Paris, Hong Kong, New York and eventually back to London.I did an MBA at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania to learn about finance and asset management. I discovered I found learning about entrepreneurship more interesting, and so began my journey of building businesses within Moody’s.We partner with cutting-edge technology and data businesses that become part of the Moody’s ‘family’. Moody’s isn’t just a serial acquirer. We invest in the teams that join us and together build award winning products that our customers love.When you grow through acquisition, you ought to take the best of acquired companies’ process and culture and combine it with your existing culture. That’s building value, and that’s a differentiator for us.Young, agile businesses identify gaps and opportunities to do things differently. These start-ups can make an impact if they become part of an end-to-end solution for large corporations.And that is what we are doing.We are uniquely positioned to drive change in compliance; a combination of the best data and latest technologies to create new products, built for long-term financial crime prevention.Because financial crime doesn’t just affect banks. There are real-life consequences. Money laundering is necessary for criminals to function, and in preventing financial crime we prevent crime.We are the good guys fighting the bad guys, and I’m pretty competitive so I know we will win!